Praise Song

Overview

“In 2015, Jason Silverman and Samba Gadjigo released the acclaimed feature documentary SEMBÈNE!, on the life and career of Ousmane Sembène. For the following short documentary, the filmmakers have assembled footage from interviews that were not included in the original film, including musician Youssou N’Dour, activist and author Angela Davis, author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, filmmaker Clarence Delgado, and filmmaker and scholar Manthia Diawara” (Criterion Collection).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 16, 2021

Original language

English

Cast

Manthia Diawara,Angela Davis,Cornelia Moore,Youssou N'Dour,Cheikh Hamidou Kane,Ngűgi Wa Thiiong’o,Fatoumata Coulibaly,Clarence Thomas Delgado

Director

Samba Gadjigo,Jason Silverman

Writer

Jason Silverman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt14292718